Tutorial 2 Solutions

1. b
2. d
3. From Tutorial 1

T
L


n1
1
n2

n1
c

n21
n2 c



n2
1
n1

n21
n2 c

n2 n1
n1

n2
n2 n1
T
= 1

n1
L
nr
2c

2n2 cT
Since N A = n1 2 N A =
.
L
T
= 10 ns/km and n2 = 1.45 we get N A = 0.093.
For
L
1
1
Maximum bit rate =
=
= 2.5 Mbits/s.
2 max. pulse spreading
2 10 20
Since =

d
dk
can be written in terms of phase velocity and wavenumber as follows:
4. Definition of group velocity vg =

= kv
Differentiating (1) with respect to k gives:
vg =

d
dv
=v+k .
dk
dk

5.
(a)
Loss Limit =

3 dBm + 30 dBm
= 108 km
0.25 dB/km

bit period = 1 ns maximum pulse spreading= 500 ps

Dispersion Limit =

500 ps
1

= 29.4 km
17 ps/(nm km) 1 nm

(b)

(1)

Loss Limit =

0 dBm + 30 dBm
= 60 km
0.5 dB/km

Since the dispersion is zero at 1.3 micron, the dispersion limit is infinite. Therefore, the longest link length
is 60 km.